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EXCLUSIVE: BIS to go public with commissioner’s failing college judgments

The results of FE Commissioner David Collins’ inspections of failing colleges are to be made public, FE Week can reveal. Dr Collins, who can call for college leaders to be stripped of powers and even advise the Skills Minister to shut a college down, took up the newly-created post in December, but his reports and […]

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Prison teachers ‘must get the support and resources to help learners’

Prison learning practitioners attended a conference organised by the Prisoner Learning Alliance (PLA) last month. Alexandra Marks outlines the FE and skills sector concerns that emerged. Ofsted Inspector Stephen Miller, addressing a conference of 200 delegates including prison education professionals and managers, highlighted many challenges to those teaching in prisons — classes fluctuating as prisoners […]

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Data Dashboard hailed a vital boost as preview reveals ‘education and employment’ link

Features of Ofsted’s new data dashboard have been leaked to FE Week, revealing a focus on English and maths up to level two, and data on local enterprise partnerships (Leps). The dashboard, which is due to launch on May 12, has been developed to allow leaders, governors, and members of the public, to access key […]

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Career prospects take off thanks to work experience

The career prospects of 12 level three travel and tourism students from City College Norwich took off after they spent three days working at an airport. The work experience at Norwich International Airport included helping with check-ins and boarding on the customer service and information desks. They also worked for the airport’s travel agency, Travel […]

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Edition 97: Garry Phillips, Karen Redhead and Albery Croney

A permanent principal is to replace Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College interim boss Dr Elaine McMahon CBE. Garry Phillips , currently principal at New College Telford, takes over from July. “It is an exciting time for the college and the sector and I am looking forward to working with colleagues and stakeholders in the […]

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College Job Shop anniversary

Skills Minister Matthew Hancock congratulated Walsall College on doing a good job as its Job Shop celebrated its first anniversary. Since April 2013, the Job Shop has helped 642 apprentices to find jobs, offered training to nearly 300 job seekers and given 144 people pre-redundancy support. Mr Hancock said: “There is no doubt that many […]

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How Uncle Sam is pioneering apprenticeships

The UK often looks to Europe for inspiration on apprenticeships. Tom Bewick suggests a glance across the pond instead. American apprenticeships are perhaps an unlikely example of a world-class system in the making. Yet, in his state of the union address in January, President Barack Obama said he wanted, “more on-the-job training, and more apprenticeships […]

Opinion

Software and Leps in Spicer update

Skills Funding Agency (SFA) interim chief executive Barbara Spicer has written to contractors with an update on a range of sector issues, including funding software and local enterprise partnerships (Leps). Ms Spicer said “final adjustments” were being made to the troubled new Funding Information System (Fis). And she thanked providers for their “patience” over the eight-month […]

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College staff and students lobby Parliament over FE funding cuts

College staff were joined by students as they conducted a mass lobby of Parliament over the future of FE funding. Members of the University and College Union (UCU) were joined by students, including 30 from Tower Hamlets College (pictured), for the action on Wednesday. The UCU organised meetings with MPs to raise its concerns about […]

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